mr lawson:HKWolf: There is a country music singer named Mac McAnally? Really? No picked up on this?

dude...Mac is one of the best songwriters alive. He is a lead member of Jimmy Buffett's band. Read up on the dude.

This was Mac's fifth consecutive Musician of the Year award. He's amazing, and has written a ton of songs made popular by other singers. A great guy too, don't miss the chance to see one of his shows. He's one of those twenty-year overnight success stories.

No mention of Jackson Taylor, Shooter Jennings, Kyle Park, Aaron Watson, Blackberry Smoke, Dale Watson, Hoss Howard and so forth goes to prove that not only has the Opry sinner, Nashville couldn't find country if it drove a train down Music Row.

In 2008, her albums sold a combined four million copies, making her the best-selling musician of the year in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Forbes ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18 million and 2010's 12th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $45 million. Swift was ranked the 38th Best Artist of the 2000-10 decade by Billboard. In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan listed Swift as the most commercially successful country (or country/pop crossover) artist in music history with over 33 million digital tracks sold. As of February 2011 she has sold over 19 million albums and 33 million singles worldwide.

Net Worth: $50 million

I'm sure she'll get over not winning anything at the CMA this year. Link

tnpir:Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are fantastic and deserve those awards

I honestly thought Jason Aldean deserved it more than Blake but I have to admit seeing Blak and Miranda so farked up was refreshing. Blake even admitted he was trashed. It gave me new found respect for him.

No mention of Jackson Taylor, Shooter Jennings, Kyle Park, Aaron Watson, Blackberry Smoke, Dale Watson, Hoss Howard and so forth goes to prove that not only has the Opry sinner, Nashville couldn't find country if it drove a train down Music Row.

The Muthaship:red5ish: I'm sure she'll get over not winning anything at the CMA this year

You clearly haven't listened to any of her music. She doesn't get over sh*t.

You make a compelling point. (I laughed.)

A lot of folks in this thread seem to be missing another point, to wit, that they are nowhere to be found in Swift's target demographic, unless there are 'tweens and women under 18 with disposable income and iPods' among us Farkers.

As far back as I can remember there have been pop stars targeting the teeny bopper bubble gum market; I even remember resenting those pop stars in a petulant way when I was younger. I'm pretty sure that David Cassidy didn't give a rip about my opinion of him or his music and I'm pretty sure Taylor Swift doesn't either.

I believe the main reason Taylor Swift articles get posted on Fark is to give the community an opportunity to post pictures of her and make salacious comments, and I am totally OK with that. I do find comments that criticize her music a little tiresome as they typically are a display of misplaced outrage. It's like railing against romance novels.

red5ish:The Muthaship: red5ish: I'm sure she'll get over not winning anything at the CMA this year

You clearly haven't listened to any of her music. She doesn't get over sh*t.

You make a compelling point. (I laughed.)

A lot of folks in this thread seem to be missing another point, to wit, that they are nowhere to be found in Swift's target demographic, unless there are 'tweens and women under 18 with disposable income and iPods' among us Farkers.

As far back as I can remember there have been pop stars targeting the teeny bopper bubble gum market; I even remember resenting those pop stars in a petulant way when I was younger. I'm pretty sure that David Cassidy didn't give a rip about my opinion of him or his music and I'm pretty sure Taylor Swift doesn't either.

I believe the main reason Taylor Swift articles get posted on Fark is to give the community an opportunity to post pictures of her and make salacious comments, and I am totally OK with that. I do find comments that criticize her music a little tiresome as they typically are a display of misplaced outrage. It's like railing against romance novels.

Well said. And I'm only in this thread for the pictures and salacious comments.

I swear to whatever unholy deity is listening that if I go into one more farking bar where some fat swamp donkey plays that god damn song on the jukebox or sings it for karaoke I'm barring the doors and starting a Sambuca fire.

Thisissitythisthis.

At Red River in Dallas it seems to be the mating call for all the nasty farkers with two left feet...gah.

Pop icons have a short shelf life by design. If I never hear about Taylor Swift again, I'll be ok. She's country music's Missy Elliot. I hope The Civil Wars have a long and fruitful career though.Link Dance Me To The End Of Love

No mention of Jackson Taylor, Shooter Jennings, Kyle Park, Aaron Watson, Blackberry Smoke, Dale Watson, Hoss Howard and so forth goes to prove that not only has the Opry sinner, Nashville couldn't find country if it drove a train down Music Row.

Psycoholic_Slag:Tom_Slick: Psycoholic_Slag: Back in the day you had do prison time (or at least pretend you did) and be a Level 5 alcoholic with 4 ex wives before you were "country".

At least that is what all the songs led me to believe.

/my lawn, it has a pickup and old dog on it.

Obvious country song for that comment

I was thinking more David Allen Coe:

"WELL, I WAS DRUNK THE DAY MY MOM GOT OUT OF PRISONAND I WENT TO PICK HER UP IN THE RAINBUT BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE STATION IN MY PICKUP TRUCKSHE GOT RUNNED OVER BY A DAMNED OLD TRAIN"

Steve Goodman, a Jew wrote that song.

Coe wrote such timeless classics as

"Fark in the Butt""I am the man who made Linda Lovelace gag.""He has to pay for what I get for Free""Don't bite the Dick that Feeds you""Masturbation Blues""Cum Stains on the Pillow"(about a boy and his dog)"Itty Bitty Titties"

"Fark in the Butt""I am the man who made Linda Lovelace gag.""He has to pay for what I get for Free""Don't bite the Dick that Feeds you""Masturbation Blues""Cum Stains on the Pillow"(about a boy and his dog)"Itty Bitty Titties"

Eternal Virgin:I don't know anything about Country music because I'm just a humble beaner, but...

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This is Julie Ho or whatever, I'm sure I got her name wrong but if I was deaf I would totally love Country.

Hate to be the one to break it to you but Julianne Hough is a Mormon, a Romney supporter, and has been dating Ryan Seacrest for the last 3 years. She is good looking but I find the above mentioned traits repellent.

Americana is what country music should be. The Civil Wars, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Jason Isbell, The Mavericks, Alabama Shakes, Todd Snider, Slaid Cleaves. A lot of excellent music being made that isn't getting noticed

red5ish:Eternal Virgin: I don't know anything about Country music because I'm just a humble beaner, but...

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This is Julie Ho or whatever, I'm sure I got her name wrong but if I was deaf I would totally love Country.

Hate to be the one to break it to you but Julianne Hough is a Mormon, a Romney supporter, and has been dating Ryan Seacrest for the last 3 years. She is good looking but I find the above mentioned traits repellent.

Not everyone lets stupid shiat get in the way of spanking it to a hot chick. It'd be different if I actually had a shot at women like that, but since I don't, shiat like that doesn't matter in the least.

A coworker listens to the country station and I've noticed an awful lot of songs are about beer. But at some point doesn't even the biggest beer-chuggin moron begin to think, "Hey, am I being pandered to?"

red5ish:Eternal Virgin: I don't know anything about Country music because I'm just a humble beaner, but...

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This is Julie Ho or whatever, I'm sure I got her name wrong but if I was deaf I would totally love Country.

Hate to be the one to break it to you but Julianne Hough is a Mormon, a Romney supporter, and has been dating Ryan Seacrest for the last 3 years. She is good looking but I find the above mentioned traits repellent.

"Fark in the Butt""I am the man who made Linda Lovelace gag.""He has to pay for what I get for Free""Don't bite the Dick that Feeds you""Masturbation Blues""Cum Stains on the Pillow"(about a boy and his dog)"Itty Bitty Titties"